FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1369, 3 May 1883, Page 2

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

■■ , » ■"" The annual meeting of the above Board was held on. Saturday/last. Present—Messrs Donald, Jackson, and Matthews.'

In the absence of a quorum, it was adjourned till Monday. '• ■'..' On the latter day, Messrs Donald (Chairman), Jackson, Matthews, Phil-' lips, D. McDougal, and ißunnyi vera in attendance, ■■■■'■■ '^'■■■■i

The annual report up to the 31st March last was read and adopted. ; The : meeting then terminated An ordinary meeting wasthen held. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The Treasurer reported a debtor balance at Bank of New.Zealand.of £2lllos Bd. J;'-"-

The following accounts were.then passed for payment:—Paymaster, £93 19s 10dj D. Dick, £4l 19s 6d; H. H. Wolters, £6 ss; Nation' Bros., £lO 17s 6d; Laimbeer,£4'j Hodder, £59 12s;:Bick'nell,£34j!Skeot,£65s. The following .correspondence wa» read ir-From A. McMaster, re road from Kahautara to Lower • Valley j from J. N. Tone, Assistant-Surveyor, re roads to be laid off.; From Property Tax Commissioner, re extension of time for holding .elections; from Colonial Secretary, re elections; From Property Tax Commissioner, ■forwarding rolls of .valuation; From Chief Surveyor, re jKnapp's land at Moroa.'" 1! ' • : .'■;.

The" outgoing, was read frojn thflletter book. .VU* The' following resolution oras then passed:— . lhafc Messrs v 'Donald and Jackson be appointed ;$ Biga cheques issued that day. ,-..., A memorial aignei by residents in the Moroa Block hear Greyfown was handed in by Mr Phillips, .asking that a sum of 1650 be" obtained under*the Roads and ■ Bridges Construction Act 1882 for the.Battersea road.. .; ?■

Resolved—That the application con* tained inthe'befdre mentioned memorial be granted, and that; the Board take the nesessary steps for obtaining tho grant. That a book left in the Board's possession by J. Johnston be returned to him.

That a Committee consisting of Messrs Donald, McDougal, and Matthews, be appointed to take what steps they may consider necessary to prevont the further encroachment of the Ruamahunga river on the Lower , Valley road near Waihenga. ( t That a special meeting of the Board be held on Saturday 26th' I -May, at 10 ft.m., for the' purpose of passing a special order to constitute Np, 8 subdivision, and'of passing final* accounts. A letter-from Messrs JJeard & Gray dated 30th April was read,,and the suggestions contained therein were adopted.'-r} l ;V,; 5 . -K. (// The date of the election of members of the; Board . fer Saturday, BthdayofJunVl'Bß&.'? ,J '